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Protest in Geneva slams AI for Good Summit over big tech's reported role in Gaza war : Beyza Binnur Donmez / Andolu Ajansi

Shared by Niloufar Pourzand Click here for the article Summary Around 100 activists from the BDS movement gathered at Geneva’s Broken Chair monument to protest the AI for Good Global Summit, accusing the UN and major tech companies of complicity in “economic genocide” linked to the Gaza war.

Google's Co-Founder Sergei Brin calls U.N. ‘transparently antisemitic’ after report on tech firms and Gaza : Nitasha Tiku and Gerrit De Vynck / The Washington Post

Shared by John Gilmartin Today, The Washington Post, to their credit, reported on the Google founder Sergei Brin's internal reaction to the report Albanese report that alleged technology firms including Google and its parent company Alphabet had profited from “the genocide carried out by Israel” in Gaza.

The Technopolar Parodox : Ian Bremer / Foreign Affairs

Article shared by Fouad Kronfol More disquieting news about the dangers of techno-politics and what is affecting humans. Nobody seems to have answers to this new menace to humanity.

Yes, Your TV Is Probably Spying on You. Your Fridge, Too : Rachel Cericola et al. / Wirecutter / (New York Times)

Article shared by Fouad Kronfol Interesting information. This is not Big Brother watching, it is Big Brother and his WholeFamily spying on us. Enjoy Fouad Click here for the article Summary This in-depth investigation reveals how smart home devices — from TVs and thermostats to doorbells and security cameras — quietly collect vast amounts of personal data and feed it into a sprawling, opaque data-broker economy.